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Campbell Rain Dance Festival 2013
We were excited to be invited back for another round at the 2nd Annual Campbell Rain Dance Festival in Berthoud last weekend. The afternoon started off a little sketchy with high winds and some torrential rain – we noted that tornado warnings were issued in Greeley and at DIA. And while the wind […]
Kid’s Cure – Good Morning!
Drizzle and rain couldn’t dampen spirits this morning at the Kid’s Cure 5k to benefit Brent’s Place. We were thrilled to be asked to play this event, and happy to be part of the community. Never mind the predawn wake-up call, Wash Park was a great location for an outdoor venue, and with […]
Laughing Goat Set List and Notes 5-3-2013
Talk about a night of contrast. At last week’s DaVita event we maxed out all 32 channels on our mixing board. Last night at the Laughing Goat we downshifted and worked with just 8 channels. In the world of live music that’s an insane difference, especially when five of those channels are […]
DaVita Corporate Festival 4-24-2013
New stats recorded at last week’s event for DaVita in downtown Denver:
– First time playing a corporate festival with two blocks cordoned off in front of the Civic Center in downtown Denver.
– First time cranking the new JBL speakers, especially the new bass cabinet. On the streets of Denver, with storied buildings to contain the sound, […]
FATE Brewery Notes and Set List
Turning 40 wasn’t supposed to be a big deal. Nothing to worry about, I assured myself, it’s just another day. But thanks to my wife Cheryl, and FATE Brewery, and the Zen M gang, my 40th birthday turned out to be a big deal after all. A very good deal.
Cheryl asked what […]
A Damn Fine Day
About 11:00 Saturday night the band was loading gear out of the Merc when Geoff said, “That was a fun day.” Have to agree with you buddy!
WinterFest was bound to be fun – but playing outdoors in December in Denver had us worried about seeing our breath when we sang. Mother Nature had […]
Waterloo 11-16-2012 – ZenHeads or Mustachios or (?)
Small stage but big night at the Waterloo. Couldn’t believe how the energy from the crowd picked us up all night long. Loads of people came out – from the bride and groom whose wedding we played last month, to our photographer/bass player buddy and his posse, to a deep cast of […]
Denver – Granby – Estes, August 11-12, 2012
Check out these logistics from the 3-course weekend Zen Mustache completed on August 11-12, 2012. We started with a 5am wake-up call to play at the DaVita 5k run/walk fundraiser in Denver. After packing up gear we headed out for groceries and other supplies, then boogied up to the first annual Ranchstock festival […]
Stage Stop 8-24-12
Stage Stop in Rollinsville. Cool mountain evening. Neon in the windows and friendly staff serving pitchers as the coal trains rumble down from the mines. These mountain communities have little to hide and plenty to share, we just need to visit. Last night Zen Mustache met new friends and reconnected with […]
Epic-ness in Jamestown.
How to have an epic evening.
1. Book a show at a venue that has the friendliest, chillest people. In the mountains is preferred.
2. See if they’ve got amazing home-grown cooking on the menu for the night you’ve booked.
3. Jambalaya works great for this purpose.
4. Get another great band to join you for the night. Be […]
